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Consensus Statement: Unresolved Questions on Venous Thromboembolic Disease
20 Feb, 2019 | 02:56h | UTCUnresolved questions on venous thromboembolic disease. Consensus statement of the French Society for Vascular Medicine (SFMV) – JMV-Journal de Médecine Vasculaire (free for a limited period)
Meta-Analysis: Proton Pump Inhibitors use and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
20 Feb, 2019 | 02:48h | UTCRelated Research (just published): Analysis of postmarketing safety data for proton-pump inhibitors reveals increased propensity for renal injury, electrolyte abnormalities, and nephrolithiasis – Scientific Reports (free) and Commentary: Common acid reflux medications linked to increased kidney disease risk – University of California (free)
See also: Proton Pump Inhibitors: Review of Emerging Concerns (free reviews) AND Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors (free guidelines and reviews)
Tue, February 19 – 10 Stories of The Day!
19 Feb, 2019 | 00:15h | UTC
Commentary: Progressive Guidance on the Modern Management of Abdominal Aorto-iliac Artery Aneurysms – European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (free)
See also: AGA Technical Review on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis – Gastroenterology (free)
Commentary: New guideline recommendations for the treatment of mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis – American Gastroenterological Association (free)
3 – Effect of a Resuscitation Strategy Targeting Peripheral Perfusion Status vs Serum Lactate Levels on 28-Day Mortality Among Patients With Septic Shock: The ANDROMEDA-SHOCK Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: How Best to Resuscitate Patients With Septic Shock? (free)
See also: Visual Abstract (free PDF)
Discussion Forum: ANDROMEDA-SHOCK (or, how to intepret HR 0.76, 95% CI 0.55-1.02, p=0.06) – Datamethods Discussion Forum (free)
4 – Hospital Wastes A Third Less Food After This One Change – Forbes (free)
Related Case Study: Mayo General Hospital Food Waste Prevention (free PDF)
5 – Podcast: #140 Psychopharmacology 2.0, Antidepressant Master Class – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
Commentary: Anaesthetists say patients at risk after flawed oxygen guidelines – The Guardian (free)
Related: Position Statement: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
8 – Subclinical hypothyroidism: When to treat – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: Thyroid Hormone Treatment Does Not Help Adults with Mildly Abnormal Thyroid Tests (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Thyroid Hormone Therapy for Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism (free study and commentary)
10 – What the Doctor Ordered: Improving the Use and Value of Laboratory Testing – CD Howe Institute (free PDF)
News Release: Lab Testing Misuse Costs Billions (free)
Commentary: Billions wasted annually on inappropriate lab tests, report finds – The Star (free)
AGA Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis
18 Feb, 2019 | 23:57h | UTCSee also: AGA Technical Review on the Management of Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis – Gastroenterology (free)
Commentary: New guideline recommendations for the treatment of mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis – American Gastroenterological Association (free)
Podcast: Psychopharmacology 2.0, Antidepressant Master Class
18 Feb, 2019 | 23:39h | UTC#140 Psychopharmacology 2.0, Antidepressant Master Class – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free)
Randomized Trial: Resuscitation Strategy Targeting Peripheral Perfusion Status vs Serum Lactate Levels in Patients with Septic Shock
18 Feb, 2019 | 23:51h | UTCEffect of a Resuscitation Strategy Targeting Peripheral Perfusion Status vs Serum Lactate Levels on 28-Day Mortality Among Patients With Septic Shock: The ANDROMEDA-SHOCK Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: How Best to Resuscitate Patients With Septic Shock? (free)
See also: Visual Abstract (free PDF)
Discussion Forum: ANDROMEDA-SHOCK (or, how to intepret HR 0.76, 95% CI 0.55-1.02, p=0.06) – Datamethods Discussion Forum (free)
Hospital Wastes A Third Less Food After This One Change
18 Feb, 2019 | 23:42h | UTCHospital Wastes A Third Less Food After This One Change – Forbes (free)
Related Case Study: Mayo General Hospital Food Waste Prevention (free PDF)
2019 European Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Abdominal Aorto-iliac Artery Aneurysms
19 Feb, 2019 | 00:06h | UTCCommentary: Progressive Guidance on the Modern Management of Abdominal Aorto-iliac Artery Aneurysms – European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery (free)
Guideline Summary: Deprescribing Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine in Dementia
18 Feb, 2019 | 22:11h | UTCRelated: Position Statement: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
Subclinical Hypothyroidism: When to Treat
18 Feb, 2019 | 21:49h | UTCSubclinical hypothyroidism: When to treat – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Related: Thyroid Hormone Treatment Does Not Help Adults with Mildly Abnormal Thyroid Tests (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Thyroid Hormone Therapy for Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism (free study and commentary)
WHO Guidelines for Peri-Operative Hyperoxia Questioned
18 Feb, 2019 | 22:15h | UTCCommentary: Anaesthetists say patients at risk after flawed oxygen guidelines – The Guardian (free)
Narrative Review: Current Management of Glaucoma
18 Feb, 2019 | 20:41h | UTCNarrative Review: Current management of glaucoma – The Medical Journal of Australia (free)
Pediatric Obesity Algorithm: A Practical Approach to Obesity Diagnosis and Management
18 Feb, 2019 | 21:44h | UTC
Report: Lab Testing Misuse Costs Billions
18 Feb, 2019 | 21:41h | UTCWhat the Doctor Ordered: Improving the Use and Value of Laboratory Testing – CD Howe Institute (free PDF)
News Release: Lab Testing Misuse Costs Billions (free)
Commentary: Billions wasted annually on inappropriate lab tests, report finds – The Star (free)
SEOM Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastroenteropancreatic and Bronchial Neuroendocrine Neoplasm
18 Feb, 2019 | 20:20h | UTC
Review: Diagnosis and Management of Interstitial Ectopic Pregnancies
18 Feb, 2019 | 20:17h | UTCThe diagnosis and management of interstitial ectopic pregnancies: a review – Gynecological Surgery (free)
Expert Consensus on Multidisciplinary Therapy of Colorectal Cancer with Lung Metastases
18 Feb, 2019 | 20:16h | UTC
From Systemic Inflammation to Neuroinflammation: The Case of Neurolupus
18 Feb, 2019 | 17:18h | UTC
The Saudi Initiative for Asthma – 2019 Update: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Adults and Children
18 Feb, 2019 | 17:17h | UTCRelated Guidelines: 2018 GINA Report, Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention – Global Initiative for Asthma (free) AND Asthma: diagnosis, monitoring and chronic asthma management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free) AND British guideline on the management of asthma – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (free) AND Chronic Asthma – Toward Optimized Practice (free PDF) AND Chinese expert consensus on diagnosis and management of severe asthma – Journal of Thoracic Disease (free) AND Recognition and management of severe asthma: A Canadian Thoracic Society position statement (free) AND International ERS/ATS guidelines on definition, evaluation and treatment of severe asthma (free) AND Guidelines for Severe Uncontrolled Asthma – Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (free) AND Nordic consensus statement on the systematic assessment and management of possible severe asthma in adults (free)
Podcast: Genetic Testing in Primary Care
18 Feb, 2019 | 17:01h | UTC#139 Genetic Testing in Primary Care – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio)
Meta‐analysis on Non‐opioid Analgesics in Palliative Medicine
18 Feb, 2019 | 17:02h | UTC
Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Concise Review of Diagnosis and Management
18 Feb, 2019 | 16:59h | UTCAcute pulmonary embolism: a concise review of diagnosis and management – Internal Medicine Journal (free)
Related Guidelines: BTS Guideline: Outpatient Management of Pulmonary Embolism (free) AND ACEP Clinical Policy: Evaluation and Management of Suspected Acute Venous Thromboembolism (free) AND Evaluation of Patients With Suspected Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Best Practice Advice From the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians (free) AND 2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) (free)
Japanese Guidelines for the Management and Treatment of Generalized Pustular Psoriasis
18 Feb, 2019 | 16:55h | UTC
Why Do South Asians Have Such High Rates of Heart Disease?
18 Feb, 2019 | 16:57h | UTCWhy Do South Asians Have Such High Rates of Heart Disease? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Guideline: Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Positive Airway Pressure
17 Feb, 2019 | 21:40h | UTCNews Release: AASM publishes clinical practice guideline on use of PAP therapy for sleep apnea (free)
Related Podcast: Sleep Apnea Pearls and Pitfalls (free)